Hand Over Fist Lyrics
by Rush
From the album Presto (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson
Riff 1
duddudud
Riff 2
dudududud
Riff 3 (try index finger on 2 and pinky on 5)
Riff 4
Riff 5
dud
Riff 6
Riff 7
Riff 8 (Need help w/this one! pull-offs or fast picking??)
(palm muted??)
Progression:
Riff 1 (1x)
Riff 2 (12x) (Chorus) Hand over fist...
Riff 3 (2x)
I could disappear into the crowd...
Riff 3 (4x) I could walk away so proud...
Riff 4 (1x)
I thought I was...
Riff 5 (1x)
Riff 2 (13x) (Chorus) Hand over fist...
Riff 3 (2x)
You talk as we walk along...
Humming your favorite song...
Riff 3 (2x)
Riff 4 (1x)
How can we ever agree...
Riff 5 (1x)
Riff 2 (12x) under solo (at 2:00)
Hand over fist...
Riff 6 (3x) Take a walk outside myself...
Riff 7 (1x) Feel the strenght in his hand...
Riff 8 (about 15 times...tired of counting) I feel my spirit resist...
Riff 8 / Riff 2 (overlayed to finish the song) (Chorus)
Outro Solo at 3:36 (not attempted at this point :-)
et.al.
Tabulature Explanation (Ripped off from Jimmy Pena, with some
minor changes):
| = bar line
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit)
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
= natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
= artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o \
}- repeat sign
o /
Other pertinent information:
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